•w, OF LIFE OR, and ^uh to mi ijfypmiss;* BY T. L. HAINES, A. M., AND L. W. YAGGY, M. S., AUTHOK OF "OUR HOME COUNSELOR.” PUBLISHED BY WESTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE, CHICAGO. F. B. DICKERSON & CO., DETROIT, MICH. SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TENN. CENTRAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, CINCINNATI, O. EASTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. D. II. WEVER & CO., KANSAS CITY, MO. UNION PUBLISHING nOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. EUREKA PUBLISHING HOUSE, SACRAMENTO, CAL. LONE STAR PUBLISHING CO., HOUSTON, TEXAS. 1879. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1876, by L. W. Y agg y a n d T. L. H a in e s , In the Offiee of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. % PS} /F: ' y ; T h e subject-matter of this book, Success and Hap­ piness, has been the consideration of every eminent pen, from the days of Solomon to the present. To say any thing strictly new would be impossible; nor would we presume that our knowledge and experience would be as valuable as the maxims of the wise and the sublime truths which have become a part of the standard litera­ ture. The best, therefore, that any one can expect to do is to recombine the experience of the past, and compile such thoughts and extracts as have chimed in with the testimony of earnest and aspiring minds, and offer them in a novel and fascinating form. In the words of the poet: “ We have gathered posies from other men’s flowers;, Nothing but the thread that binds them is ours.” In life there is a Royal Path. Alas! that so many not being urged to seek life’s prizes, fail to find them. It is hoped that this book shall be a counselor to those who have become indifferent to life’s purposes; a comfort to those who have long traveled on this Royal Path; and if it shall serve to awaken the slumbering genius within the youth, stimulate and impel them to noble thoughts and actions, and lead them on to honor, success and happiness, the authors will consider themselves amply ^||repaid for their labor. ** jgife is before gou! from the fated road gim cannot turn: they take tie up the load, $ o t ijours to tread or leave the mhnowif wifg, §je mast go o'et[ it, mqet gq what gf man. $it[d ttfi gott\ sottls within S0tt t° the deed, &ttgels and feUow-sgirits bid gott speed! ” .— Butter. CONTENTS. L if e ...... —.................. 7 L a b o r ................................................ 185 M a n a n d W o m a n ............................14 E n e r g y ...............................................193 M o t h e r ............................................. 29 L u c k a n d P l u c k ......... ................. 196 C h il d r e n .......................................... 37 P u r p o s e a n d W i l l ....................... 207 Y o u t h ................................................ 41 C o u r a g e .......................................... 213 H o m e ................................................. 48 L it t l e T h in g s ................................218 F a m il y W o r s h i p ............................58 E c o n o m y .......................................... 227 H o m e I n f l u e n c e ............................63 F a r m L i f e ........................................ 23J H o m e A m u s e m e n t s ........................69 Su c c e s s . ............................................ 238 T o Y o u n g M e n ................................ 74 I n d u s t r y .......................................... 246 T o Y o u n g W o m e n .......................... 82 H o n e s t y ............................................ 249 D a u g h t e r a n d S i s t e r ............. _ 88 C h a r a c t e r ................................... --2 5 4 A s s o c ia t e s ...................................... .. 93 P r in c ip l e a n d R i g h t ................... 259 I n f l u e n c e ........................................ 101 V a l u e o f R e p u t a t i o n ................262 H a b i t ................. ..............................102 F a m e ...................................................264 C o m p a n y ............................................ 108 A m b i t i o n ......................................... 268 F o r c e o f C h a r a c t e r ................ 1 1 1 A v a r i c e ........................................... 270 I n t e g r i t y .................................... 1 1 6 G a m b l in g .......................................... 272 P o o r B o y s a n d E m i n e n c e ____ 120 T e m p e r .............................................277 O c c u p a t i o n .................................... .126 A n g e r ............................................... 281 E m p l o y m e n t ...................................132 O b s t i n a c y ............. ..........................287 T r u e G r e a t n e s s ..............................134 H y p o c r i s y ........................................ 289 I d l e n e s s ............................................ 137 F r e t t in g a n d G r u m b lin g ........... 294 E d u c a t io n ........................................142 F a u l t F i n d i n g ................................299 O p p o r t u n i t y .................................148 E n v y ............................................ ---3 0 4 S p a r e M o m e n t s ..............................150 Sl a n d e r ............................................ 309 B o o k s ................................................ 154 V a n i t y .......................................... --3 15 R e a d i n g ........................................... 162 P r id e ...................................................316 P erseverance ...............................; 170 F o ps a n d D a n d i e s ..........................323 P l u c k ................................................ 178 F a s h i o n ............................................ 327 S e l f R e l i a n c e ..................... ..........180 D r e s s .................................................334 vi CONTENTS. C h u r c h D r e ss .. ........................... 340 J o y ....................................................... 4 74 M a n n e r s ...................................... - .342 B e a u t y ............................................. 476 T h e T r ue G e n t l e m a n .................350 M u s i c ................................................. 483 W i t ................................................... 354 H o n o r ........................................... .. .490 T r u t h ................................................357 G e n iu s a n d T a l e n t ................. .492 Ju d g m e n t ....................... .................. 362 T h i n k e r s ..........................................497 P a t i e n c e .......................................... 365 B e n e f a c t o r s or M a l e f a c t o r s . 503 C o n t e n t m e n t ..............................- .370 T r ia l s o f L i f e ................................508 C heerfulness ................ ................376 S ic k n e s s .............................................512 H a p p i n e s s ........................................ 382 T e a r s ................................................ 515 G r a t i t u d e ........................................385 S o r r o w .............................................. 518 H o p e ..................................................388 S o r r o w in g f o r t h e D e a d .........526 C h a r i t y ......... ................................. 393 A d v e r s i t y ........................................530 K i n d n e s s .......................................... 396 D e b t ...................................................534 F r i e n d s h i p ......................................403 F a i l u r e ............................................ 538 C o u r t s h i p ___ •................................ 408 D e s p a i r ............................................. 542 F l i r t i n g ........................................... 413 St e p p in g - s t o n e s ..............................544 B a c h e l o r s ....................................... 416 P r a y e r .............................................. 547 I n f l u e n c e o f M a t r i m o n y .........419 T h e r e is a G o d ..............................552 A d v a n t a g e of M a t r i m o n y .........427 T h e B i b l e ........................................ 555 Y o u n g M e n a n d M a t r i m o n y . .430 R e l i g i o n ...........................................562 Y o u n g L a d ie s a n d M a t r im o n y . 437 I m m o r t a l it y .................................... 565 L o v e .................................................. 444 D o in g G o o d ................................--5 6 7 M a r r i a g e ..........................................451 W e l l D o i n g ................................... 573 T h e C o n j u g a l R e l a t i o n ...........459 O l d A g e ............................................ 586 H u sb a n d a n d W i f e ....................... 465 D e a t h ............................................... 590 THE p a tlj trf W e point to two ways in life, and if the young man and maiden, whose feet are lingering in soft green meadows and flowery paths, will consider these two ways soberly and earnestly, before moving onward, and choose the one that truth and reason tell them leads to honor, success, and happiness, they have wisely chosen the “ Royal Path of Life.” The other way is too well known to need description.